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BULLA, CLYDE ROBERT
EAGLE FEATHER
Illustrated by Tom Two Arrows
Eagle Feather owes a debt to his father’s
cousin, and must work it off during the
long summer. But his father’s cousin
mistreats him, and finally Eagle Feather
can bear it no longer and runs away. Can
the eagle feather he finds along his way
really give him the bravery to endure the
long and hungry journey?
Rec: NYT, SLJ, TE
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 96 pp. 1994
978-0-14-036730-0 $4.99
BUSS, FRAN LEEPER
JOURNEY OF THE SPARROWS
Maria, in her early teens, describes her
coyote-assisted journey from Mexico
to Chicago with her older sister and
younger brother. They fled El Salvador
with their mother and baby sister after
government soldiers killed their father
and menaced the family…Vividly, Maria
relates her day-to-day struggles and
apprehensions; her efforts to maintain
faith despite continual setbacks, together
with the help offered by others along
the way, run through her narrative like
constant threads of hope. A gripping,
lyrical portrayal of a continuing American
dilemma.” —KirkusH
Rec: KH, PW, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 160 pp. 2002
978-0-14-230209-5 $6.99
BURCH, ROBERT
IDA EARLY COMES OVER THE
MOUNTAIN
“A beautifully wrought story of a mountain
Mary Poppins.” —School Library
Journal “[Ida’s] offer to help out for
a spell delights the four Sutton children
and their father...and the kids find
happiness for the first time since losing
their mother....A lovely, earthy, human
comedy.” —Publishers Weekly
Rec: AN, BL, NC, PW, SLJ
5 1/8 x 7 3/8 160 pp. 1990
978-0-14-034534-6 $4.99
QUEENIE PEAVY
Illustrated by Jerry Lazare
“Poignant realistic story set in rural
Georgia during the Great Depression
about a defiant girl—a tobacco chewer
and fighter—who learns to face responsibility.”
—The New York Times
Rec: AN, BKL, BL, C, CE, CS, E, H, LC, NYT, SLJH, TE, W
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 160 pp. 1987
978-0-14-032305-5 $5.99
CARBONE, ELISA
BLOOD ON THE RIVER:
JAMES TOWN, 1607 ❖
“Good use is made of eyewitness accounts
in a telling that far transcends
the usual…textbook summaries of the
period. Lively historical fiction at its
best.” —KirkusH
Rec: BL, KH, SLJH, V
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 256 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240932-9 $6.99
See index for more titles by Elisa Carbone.
CARLISLE, JONATHAN
ORLANDO
An Unauthorized Biography
This book gets up close and personal
with the swashbuckling hero of such
movies as The Pirates of the Caribbean
and The Lord of the Rings.
4 3/16 x 7 160 pp. 2004
978-1-59514-038-8 $4.99
CASSIDY, CATHY
DIZZY
“When 12-year-old Dizzy is kidnapped
by her hippie mother, whom she hasn’t
seen or heard from in eight years, she
thinks that flighty Storm has her father’s
approval to take her to a solstice festival
in Scotland where he will join them.
As the weeks go by, Dizzy increasingly
dislikes sleeping in a teepee, eating moldy
bread, going without hot water, singing
for handouts in town, and narrowly
escaping arrest…A unique, satisfying
story.” —School Library Journal
Rec: BL, C, K, PW, SLJ, V
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 272 pp. 2005
978-0-14-240474-4 $6.99
INDIGO BLUE
“Indigo, 11, is a super-responsible kid
with a weak, unstable mother. She tries
to take care of her toddler sister and to
ignore the fights between Mum and her
abusive, live-in boyfriend…Life is bearable
until Max’s bad temper turns physical
and Mum flees with the children to
a dilapidated basement flat with a dour
and suspicious landlady…For a story
filled with problems, this is a surprisingly
bright book, with a sympathetic
main character and an absorbing plot. A
British import with a refreshingly light
touch.” —School Library Journal
Rec: BL, C, K, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 240 pp. 2006
978-0-14-240703-5 $5.99
CHASE, LILA
TOTALLY TYRA
An interesting biography of the host of
America’s Next Top Model television show.
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 128 pp. 2006
978-0-8431-2121-6 $4.99
CHOLDENKO, GENNIFER
AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS
“In this skillfully told novel…12-year-old
Moose Flanagan and his family move to
Alcatraz Island in 1935, where his father
gets a job in the prison which housed
such noted criminals as Al Capone and
Machine Gun Kelly. Moose’s older
sister, Natalie, is severely autistic and his
mother has been obsessed with getting
her ‘cured’…a fascinating book superbly
narrated.” —School Library JournalH
Rec: BL, C, KH, PWH, SLJH, V
Newbery Honor
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 240 pp. 2006
978-0-14-240370-9 $6.99
NOTES FROM
A LIAR AND HER DOG
“A funny, touching story of 12-yearold
Antonia MacPherson...Ant has an
unenviable position in her family, falling
between two perfect sisters... She has a
penchant for getting into trouble and
driving her bewildered parents crazy.
She copes by pretending that she is
adopted and by lying…Choldenko has
a wonderfully witty way with words.
Her first-person narrative is humorous,
tongue-in-cheek, and as irreverent as her
independent heroine.”
—School Library JournalH
Rec: BLH, PW, SLJH
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 224 pp. 2003
978-0-14-250068-2 $5.99
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